<p>Background: There have been few reports regarding long time survival after lung cancer surgery. The influence of age and pulmonary function on long time survival is still not fully discovered. Some reports suggest that ...

Mortality statistics represent important endpoints
in epidemiological studies. The diagnostic validity
of cerebral stroke and ischemic heart disease recorded as
the underlying cause of death in Norwegian mortality
statistics ...

Aims
(1) To evaluate various predictors for a higher diagnostic yield in bronchoscopy
(2) To evaluate different combinations of sampling techniques in bronchoscopy of
endobronchial visible lesions and peripheral lesions ...

<p>Background: Because chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous condition, the identification of specific clinical phenotypes is key to developing more effective therapies. To explore if the persistence ...

Background:
The space and time distribution of risk factors for allergic diseases may provide insights into disease mechanisms. Allergy is believed to vary by month of birth, but multinational studies taking into account ...

Background: The reported diagnostic yield from bronchoscopies in patients with lung cancer
varies greatly. The optimal combination of sampling techniques has not been finally established.
The objectives of this study ...

The purpose of this study was to compare the sampling efficacy of rayon swabs and nylon flocked swabs, and of oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal specimens for the detection of respiratory viruses in elderly patients. Samples ...